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Karin Smyth vs Mr Calvin Bailey

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South
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Photograph of Mr Calvin Bailey
Mr Calvin Bailey
Lab Leyton and Wanstead

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Mr Calvin Bailey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

292 same votes 0 different votes 292 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
25 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.6%
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
Participation
63.2%
9% below average
Rank 538 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
373
590 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
52.0% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
179
48.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
Appearances
101
+17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
411
+265.3 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Contributions
218
+72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,701
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£186,701
17% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Education
38 of 50 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Housing
23 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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